Sadiron rest



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ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1942 UN lTfED STATE PAT T 0F F I CE SADIItONREST William M. Cissell, near Louisville, Ky.

Application November 25, 1940, Serial No. 367,030

(Cl. 24S-117.3)

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a rest or stand upon which a sad-iron is lodgedbetween pressing operations and for storage.

The main object of my invention is to provide a serviceable and safesad-iron rest that will eliminate the re hazard resulting from anoverheated electric iron, which condition may develop from a faultythermostat.

Another object of my invention is to provide a heat conservingair-cooled sad-iron rest.

A further object of my invention is to provide a durable sad-iron restthat can be manufactured in large numbers at low cost.

A feature of my invention is to provide for facile repairing should suchbe required.

These and other objectives are accomplished in the embodiment of myinvention shown inthe annexed drawing and described in the accompanyingspecification, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the annexed drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a section taken along line 2, 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken along line 3, 3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing the iron-rest is illustrated as having a rectangularcontour, however, it may be oval, hexagonal, or of any other desiredform. Numeral 5 designates a relatively thick plate of heat insulatingmaterial such as Transite, composed of asbestos and a binder to providea strong hard board having smooth surfaces capable of withstanding therelatively hard usage encountered in a commercial laundry usingsad-irons continuously during working hours. In addition to functioningas a sad-iron rest-plate and a heat insulator, plate 5, by reason of itbeing flat and having an area in excess of the face of the sadiron,serves to conserve heat by preventing air currents from circulating overthe pressing face of the sad-iron, and further serves as a beeswaxcarrier. Since plate 5 is made from smooth Transite board, and securedto the base by merely pressing it into the panel frame formed by theprojecting flange 5 and top 'l of the base, either face of the board canbe used for contact with the sad-iron. Thus, after long service hasimpaired one face, plate 5 can be reversed. Access to screw holes 8 maybe had by removing plate 5 from the frame, and these screw holes areprovided for attaching the base to an ironing board or other object byscrews, not shown.

The upper surface of the top 1 is provided with teats 9 functioning asperches for the plate 5, which teats are formed by heavily indenting theunder surface of the top 1. Likewise, the flange 6 is similarly formedat l0 with teats or prongs. Thus, an effective Ventilating space isprovided between the perimetrical edges of the plate 5 and the flange 6,and likewise between the under surface of the plate 5 and the uppersurface of the top 1. Therefore, it will be observed that provision ismade for the circulation of air currents through the space providedbetween the base and the plate, thus completely protecting said base andironing-board upon which it is mounted.

Sad-iron rests produced commercially in accordance with the accompanyingdrawing have been repeatedly subjected to the maximum heat liberated byan electric, laundry sad-iron having its thermostat controldisconnected, and retain under the influence of the extreme heat of theiron until the heating element of the iron destroyed itself, without anyapparent impairment of any part of the iron-rest.

Another protection for the sad-iron resides in placing the top surfaceof plate 5 well above the top edge Il of the flange 6, so that theironing surface of the sad-iron cannot be marred by contacting the metalbase. Plate 5 is literally set into prongs l Il as a lapidarist mounts ajewel, except that its prongs, being a part of ange 6, are sprung forthe admission or extraction of the plate.

As mentioned at the outset, a rectangular contour for the sad-iron resthas been illustrated,

iut it must be understood that modifications, and other combinations ofthe physical elements can be organized to employ the principlesdisclosed herein. Therefore, I wish to be limited only by the followingclaims.

I claim: f

1. A sad-iron rest consisting of a horizontal base having a perimetricalange extending substantially vertically-upwardly from the marginal edgesof the said base; a plate of heat insulating material disposed upon thesaid base and within the said perimetrical flange, the said plate havingits marginal edges substantially congruent with the correspondingmarginal edges of the said base; and a plurality of projectionsextending laterally-inwardly from opposing faces of the said flange, andfrictionally engaging corresponding marginal edges of the said plate,for frictionally securing the said plate to the said base.

2. A sad-iron rest consisting of a horizontal base having a perimetricalflange extending substantially vertically-upwardly from the marginaledges of the said base; a plate of heat insulating material disposedupon the said base and within the said flange, the said plate having itsmarginal edges spaced laterally-inwardly from, and substantiallyparallel with, corresponding faces of the said flange; and a pluralityof projections extending laterally-inwardly from opposing faces of thesaid ange, and frictionally engaging the corresponding marginal edges ofthe said plate, for frictionally securing the said plate to the saidbase in the aforesaid spaced relation with the said flange.

3. A sad-iron rest consisting of a sheet-metal base having aperimetrical flange struck therefrom; a plate of heat insulatingmaterial disposed upon the said base and within the said flange; and aplurality of notches struck laterally-inwardly from opposing faces ofthe said ange, and frictionally engaging corresponding marginal edges ofthe Said plate, for frictionally securing the same to the said base.

WILLIAM M. CISSELL.

